GiverProjects

**Student Projects**
===Part 1 (25 points) -Due January 7 Required After completing the book, each student must write two paragraphs to tell what would happen next to Jonas and Gabriel in Elsewhere. This writing MUST include 10 of the self-selected vocabulary words underlined and used correctly.===

Part 2 (25 points) - Due Monday January 12 **Choose 1 option**
===Select one of the following projects to complete after you have read the novel. Each project should be done neatly and completely, in final copy format. Please identify which project you have selected by the title (no more than 3 people can do the same project).===

1. **THE COMMUNITY **
===Design and/or build a map of the community showing the river and all major buildings mentioned in the novel. Use your imagination to select colors for the community and the surroundings outside the community.=== ===**When students present this design to the class, they need to be able to explain to the class what each part is and what the story said about it*** === ===example "This is the House of the Old where Fiona a nd Jonas did their volunteer hours"  ===

3. **JONAS’JOURNAL**
===The year between Jonas’ assignment as the //Receiver// and his escape from the community with Gabriel was a time of many challenges and great growth for him. Imagine you are Jonas. Write a series of **five** diary entries that capture the most important changes you (as Jonas) experienced during that time.===

4. **POETIC EXPRESSION **
===Write a poem that offers a character’s reflection on some event in the book. Try to capture the character’s feelings and philosophy. You may want to set your poem to music or illustrate it with drawings.===

5. UTOPIA COMPARISON
===Find a poem, song lyrics or another book or short story that is written about a Utopia. Compare and contrast this utopia to Jonas' utopia listing what is the same and different, and what is good and bad about each. Here are some suggestions.=== ===**Students may use a Venn Diagram to show the comparison (computerized or hand done), they can use Inspiration software, tables/charts any way they choose to thoroughly list the similarities and differences of the two Utopias.** ===

6. **BOOK BACKGROUND**
===Use the Internet and other sources to research the background information on how/why Lois Lowry wro//te The Giver//. Provide specific information that explains why/how she wrote the book and what she says she feels about the world she has created. What is her message to the reader? Why does she leave it open-ended or open to interpretation?===

7. **BOOK REVIEW**
===Write a review of the book based on your own opinion. Be sure to includes specific information on the plot, characters, theme, and other literary elements that affected your opinion. (look at other book reviews to see how a review is formatted). What do critics say about the book? How do other readers interpret the book (look at the reviews on Amazon.com)? You must also include why this book is banned in many schools and libraries.===

8. **MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION **
===Create a multimedia presentation for **//The Giver//**. You may wish to present a scene or an event from the novel; you may wish to illustrate one of the themes of the novel; you may wish to demonstrate the various sides of one of the major characters; or you may wish to decide on your own presentation strategy.===